WINDSOR, Ont. - The Mohawk College Mountaineers captured an OCAA bronze medal after defeating the Fanshawe College Falcons 3-1 at OCAA Men's Volleyball Championship on Sunday afternoon at the SportsPlex. The Falcons took the first set 25-22 but Mohawk responded and took control of the match by winning the next two sets 25-23 and 25-17. The Mountaineers sealed the deal for the bronze medal after winning the fourth set 25-20. Mohawk also won both games with Fanshawe in the regular season with scores of 3-2 on Oct. 25 and 3-1 on Jan. 31.

"It's always exciting to get a medal even though it's not the colour we wanted. But, I have to give my guys credit for staying resilient after losing the first game," said Mohawk coach Matthew Schnarr. "The biggest strategy for us was playing as a team and we played together."

Second-year left side hitter Steven Falk (St. Catharines, Ont.) was the Mountaineers player of the game with nine digs and four stuff blocks. Second-year outside hitter Charlie Hancock (North Bay, Ont.) added 10 digs, two stuff blocks and a service ace in the Mohawk victory. Fifth-year outside hitter Demetri Kantzos (London, Ont.) chipped in three digs, a stuffed block and a service ace in the Falcons loss.

Fanshawe started the tournament by sweeping Fleming 3-0 on Friday afternoon. The Falcons advanced to the semi-finals to face Niagara but fell short losing 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. In the bronze medal qualifier Sunday afternoon they swept Humber 3-0.

Mohawk kicked off the tournament with an upset loss to the Niagara College Knights 3-2 Friday afternoon. The Mountaineers bounced back Saturday afternoon with a win against Fleming 3-1. On Sunday afternoon they battled Humber in the bronze medal qualifier sweeping the match by a score of 3-0.

Source: St. Clair College